Julio Díaz (footballer, born 2005)
Spanish footballer (born 2005)
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Julio Díaz del Romo (born 10 January 2005) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left-back for La Liga club Sevilla.
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| Full name | Julio Díaz del Romo[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 10 January 2005[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | San Fernando de Henares, Spain | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Left-back | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Sevilla | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| –2018 | Rayo Vallecano | ||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2024 | Atlético Madrid | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–2026 | Atlético Madrid B | 56 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2026 | Atlético Madrid | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2026– | Sevilla | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Spain U18 | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Spain U19 | 12 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025 | Spain U20 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:04, 2 May 2026 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
Atlético Madrid
Born in San Fernando de Henares, Community of Madrid, Díaz is a product of the youth system of Atlético Madrid. He notably competed in the Youth League with the club's U19 team during the 2022-2023 season. He was voted second best player in the group stage during this competition.[2]
On 26 January 2023, Díaz extended his contract with Atleti, keeping him tied to the club until June 2026.[3] A regular with the Juvenil A team, he was instrumental in his team's title victory in the 2023-2024 season, being crowned champion of that category.[4]
On 28 February 2026, Díaz made his official debut with the first team during the league match against Real Oviedo. He was part of the starting line-up and played 90 minutes.[5]
Sevilla
On 28 July 2026, Sevilla announced the signing of Díaz on a five-year deal.[6]
International career
Díaz was called up to the Spanish U-19 national team to participate in the 2024 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.[7] After beating Italy thanks to a goal from Pol Fortuny (0–1 after extra time), Spain reached the final of the tournament.[8] He started in the final against France, against whom the Spanish won by 2 goals to nil, thus winning the tournament.[9][10]
On 28 August 2025, Díaz was called up to the Spanish U-20 national team for the FIFA U-20 World Cup.[11]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 2 May 2026[12]
| Club | Season | League | Copa del Rey | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Atlético Madrid B | 2024–25 | Primera Federación | 32 | 2 | — | — | — | 32 | 2 | |||
| 2025–26 | 24 | 0 | — | — | — | 24 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 56 | 2 | — | — | — | 56 | 2 | |||||
| Atlético Madrid | 2025–26 | La Liga | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Career total | 60 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 2 | ||
Honours
Atlético Madrid Juvenil
Spain U19